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So You Think You Can Decorate - Week 1 Challenge - Accessories~
This week's challenge is accessories. It's amazing what accessories can do for a room. Case in point, my little boy's room.
Because we are currently living in a rental home, we aren't able to paint. When I put my boys' beds in their room, it was just blah! Can you say, "BORING BEIGE"? I knew that accessories were going to play a major role in bringing some interest to the space.
But I needed inspiration. I have a collection of vintage sock monkeys that I inherited from my mother, and I knew that I wanted to use them in my little boys' room. So I chose a sock monkey as my inspiration accessory. I decided to use the colors found in the monkey as the color scheme for the room: chocolate brown, tan, and white with touches of red for an accent. In the photo below, you can see how I brought these colors into the room with the fabrics I used on the accent pillows.
Here's a pillow hint: King size pillows work well on twin size beds...They are the same width as the bed, so they are very substantial looking. (Compare the before picture above with the after pictures to get a real feel for what I mean.)
Then, in order to visually seperate the headboards from the wall (since both are essentially the same color) I decided to do two things.
First, I extended the curtain panels behind the headboards. I made the curtains using a tan and white ticking fabric that was both boyish and created visual texture. They were so simple to make. I had to sew two lengths of fabric together to create the width I wanted, but then, since I wasn't sewing a curtain rod pocket, all I did was hem the edges all the way around. And since I wasn't using them for light control, I didn't need to line them. Straight line sewing. Simple.
The second thing I did to create the visual separation was that I added a row of brown nailhead trim along the top of the headboard. This allowed me to create a sort of border between the headboards and the curtains behind, and to bring in more of the chocolate brown color.
And if you'd like to know how I made the headboards, I talk about it here.
In the photos below you can see that I chose to make the curtains stationary by suspending them from curtain rings and more brown nailheads. A circle motif is repeated in the rings, the nailhead trim on the headboard, and then in the accent pillows on the bed with a stitched circle pattern in the large brown pillow, and polkadots on the smaller budoir pillow.
I also added a personalized piece of art from one of my favorite online shops, Sarah and Abraham, above each of the boy's beds (the art features a silhouette with each boy's name). I made the art appear to be hanging from the curtain rings above by attaching a chocolate brown ribbon to the back and clipping it to the center ring above.
The dresser in the room is an heirloom piece that we inherited from the hubby's grandmother, so I wanted to take extra care how I accessorized it. I added another sock monkey, as well as a vintage shoe stay and a barn star tied to a lamp with red checked ribbon. I added an additional punch of red with the cute "giggle" sign, and finished off the grouping with a vintage-look world globe.
As I mentioned before, the room is shared by my two youngest boys (aka the toddler demolition team). I decided to accessorize each of the beds in the same way to create a sense of symmetry and add to the visual appeal of the space. But to add individuality, each of the beds has a monogram, and of course, the art above each bed is personalized as I mentioned previously.
Now here's a little bit of information that you probably won't care about at all, but which I think is very clever. Mr. Three's bed originally belonged to my oldest son. Now, the monograms (which are made from white felt) on the bed are attached with fabritac which is not nearly as easy to remove as hot glue. So, you may ask, how did I change the monogram? Luckily Mr. One's monogram is BHE and Mr. Three's is BHL...so I very carefully cut off the two horizontal lines at the top of the "E" to create an "L". Pretty quick thinkin' huh?
Overall, a great start to this room!! Can't wait to finish accessorizing the other three walls. ;-)
Shopping Resources:
Brown polka dot fabric on budoir pillow: Brown Dottie by Moda
Stripe fabric on accent pillow: Wanna be a Cowboy by Samantha Walker for Riley Blake
Brown circle and square accent pillow: Walmart
King Size pillow case: Better Homes and Gardens for Walmart
Osnaberg fabric on headboards: JoAnn's
Tan and white ticking fabric: Walmart (believe it or not, I scoured the internet to find this fabric to no avail, then happened upon it at my local Walmart for only $4/yd. Serendipitous, no?)
Personalized Silhouette prints: Sarah and Abraham
Hope you enjoyed this little project as much as I did. If you liked it, I would love to have your vote over at So You Think You Can Decorate!
Have a great day~


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Here here Paul, I find them great for going up rivers when there is no wind, It's very hard to tell where the river ends and the trees begin, so you can't tell which way the next bend goes, which you need to know in a barge, so you can line up the bow correctly.
Can't wait for the new ones...
Les 41M
The question was asked about whether they will remain free. Its currently a debate amongst us as to what to do. Firslty there is significant out of pocket expenses in survey this area as you can imagine. Secondly we are probably going to offer "locked" versions of teh charts. This means that the chart will only work against the serial number of the plotter that is entered when you download it. This is becuase primarily we have to stop commercial sellers of GPS, downloading and using it to sell their GPS;s, as this breaks the terms of our copyright aggrements.
unforunately to produce locked versions, we enter into the land of commercial pricing for the tools used to build the charts, hence we have to recover this.
However if we do ( and its a big topic) charge , it will be small beer type numbers, ( round or two of drinks type money)
hi dave.
that sounds good to me.
the amount of time you and noel have put in to the new charts, ye will be very thirsty when ye have finished.
we have good porty in lecarrow.
any one that wants them will appreciate them more.
what i have seen so far,
the amount of information and quality the new charts have .
well worth a charge.
Hi Dave,
Being originally a "Monaghan man" it sort of goes against the grain to recommend that something which was previously free should be charged for.....!
However, in this case, the amount of use and the peace of mind that I have previously gotten out of the "Shannon charts" has been absolutly priceless to me.
I would happily pay a reasonable price for such a valuable navigation aid.
Cant wait to get my hands on them
Richard Ellis
Virginia Lady
On 13/04/2010 22:01, IWAI forum Dave McCabe wrote:
> Posted at: http://www.iwai.ie/forum/read.php?1,20636,20732#msg-20732
> Dave McCabe wrote:
> The question was asked about whether they will remain free. Its currently a debate amongst us as to what to do.
> However if we do ( and its a big topic) charge , it will be small beer type numbers, ( round or two of drinks type money)
> Dave
Would those be glasses or pints?
Only joking....I find it difficult to imagine how any user of the
Shannoncharts could object to paying the equivalent of a round or two of
drinks to support the development of the charts. Well worth the nominal
Now, on the other hand, if someone was drinking quadruple brandies or
magnums of champagne........
and still only joking ... :-)
Interesting comments. The other issue that may require money is liability insurance. The new charts are so close to the standard of commercial products , like Garmins Bluecharts ( we use them as a reference) that even with all the usual provisos, these charts can hardly now be described as amateur in nature.. Hence its a risk that needs to covered.
These charts look great and I think that the inclusion of land based points of interest is especially welcome - something that the paper charts are often lacking. Telephone numbers even?! Does this mean that I could phone ahead to the local hostelry to have the Guinness poured ready for my arrival? As someone who has held off on purchasing a GPS for the boat in anticipation of the new charts, I would welcome any advice on which model I should consider (reasonable cost is also an important factor). It would only be the Shannon charts which I would be running on it.
As mentioned by other posters, I have no problem paying a modest charge to recompense Dave and Noel for the unimaginable work (to me anyway!) that they must have undertaken to produce these.
Me too, I have no problem paying a modest charge to recompense Dave and Noel for the unimaginable work.
But just a few thoughts about "locked" versions of the map.
Not everybody is using your maps with Garmin...
E.g. I use it with GPSMapedit (www.geopainting.com) on my laptop. So I hope there will no "lite" free version and a pro version for Garmin users...
BTW: Can't wait for release!
greetings from vienna
Sample below of harbour detail expected for harbours, private and public on the new charts. Watch this space.
Hi Noel
so how come I can't see Breakaway on her berth in LDYC then? Tut tut.
Seriously fantastic work by you & Dave Mc C.
As others have said, a payment in recognition of your work and maybe to cover you against compo claims seems very reasonable.
Look forward to loading it up when released..
SV Breakaway
[quote OceanFroggie]Sample below of harbour detail expected for harbours, private and public on the new charts. Watch this space.
[quote]Me too, I have no problem paying a modest charge to recompense Dave and Noel for the unimaginable work.
But just a few thoughts about "locked" versions of the map.
Not everybody is using your maps with Garmin...
E.g. I use it with GPSMapedit (www.geopainting.com) on my laptop. So I hope there will no "lite" free version and a pro version for Garmin users...
Unfortunately there will not be a version like that anymore. in order to control the copying of the charts and to prevent their commercial explotation by third parties, the usage you decribe will not be possible.
We may produce versions for use on a PC and say iphone, but the charts wll have to be accessed via a SD card reader. We are looking at providing the charts on a locked Garmin datacard and SD card that can only be used in the registered Garmin plotter. Still thinking of what to do in this area
The modest charge is not by way of compensation, more to pay for the tools and ongoing cost of data collection.
[quote Dave McCabe]++++CUT++++ We may produce versions for use on a PC and say iphone, but the charts wll have to be accessed via a SD card reader. ++++CUT++++[/quote]
I don't have to use GPSmapedit as my PC program, if you "produce" another program, I'm happy with it!
iphone version?? YOU ARE MY MAN!!!!
greetings from vienna
The charts look great - perfect for a newbie like me. Just wondering which Garmin Nuvi or similar priced article is worth going for? One which will definately run the new charts as I understand some do not. North Shannoner but looking forward to venturing south during the summer. Grateful for any advice.
John - Depends if you want a big screen infront of you for 'wow' factor, or something practical like a portable device which you can bring with you.
The Garmin 5xx series are fixed units with decent sized screens
I still love my Garmin 276c as I can bring it on other's boats, or bring it with me when taking soundings etc.
[u]Suggested options to consider:[/u]
1. Gpsmap [b]451[/b] or 451s for fixed 4" screen and value, requires 12v power
2. Gpsmap [b]556[/b] or 556s for fixed 5" high res ultra bright screen, requires 12v power
3. Gpsmap [b]620[/b] for portable hi-res 5" touch screen with own battery and doubles as car sat nav
The 451, 551 and 556 include pre-loaded marine charts of the tidal coastal waters of entire UK and Ireland. The 620 does not. 'Best buy' is the [b]451[/b], but if you want the higher res the 556 is the 'best product'.
The 's' versions of these include sonar capability, all you need to add is a garmin depth transducer (ie no black box required in between), so it's a low cost way of having depth and fishfinder in the same unit.
PS1: Agree with Niall, I do like the portability and screen on my trusty old 276C.
PS2: For folks who want a "big screen" experience and are prepared to pay the cost, the intermediate sized Gpsmap 750 is the pick of the bunch rather than going to the expense of their large format marine plotters such as the 7xxx and 6xxx series MFDs.
PS3: Nuvi's are good but can only display the charts. Nuvi's have no ability to follow a marine route or track log, so can't give directions. Good for situational awareness and visual chart viewing.
Thanks for the advice. I'm not looking for a 'wow' factor as I don't have a lot to spend at the moment. I currently have a Garmin 72 handheld. I was thinking of something that would show my position in relation to the recommended navigation channel. Am I right in thinging a Nuvi would do that? If so, which models will run the new charts when available?
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Lonza is one of the world's leading suppliers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries. Lonza is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and secondary listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST"). In 2011, the company had sales of CHF 2.69 billion. Further information can be found at www.lonza.com


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Out of the box and in your face!
"Endlessly cleverly, stupidly, rudely, charmingly and charmlessly funny." - Colin Hogg, NZ Herald
With the century secured, the debaucherous 7 Days team turn off the cameras and studio lights and go on the road, for their 2012 end of year NZ tour! The tomfoolery begins at Auckland's Bruce Mason Theatre and hits 9 destinations throughout the country from November 23rd.
See Jeremy Corbett, Paul Ego, Dai Henwood and the rest of the 7 Days team, without the restrictions of the TV cameras and the censors. They'll be ripping the piss out of the news, the newsmakers and each other – right in front of your eyes. Be there to see what happens when the cameras aren't rolling!
But wait, there's more..."not only can you watch the guys do an uncut hour of 7 Days (and do the sort of standup you can't do on TV) but you can play the Captions game by text, and draw a picture for My Audience Member Could Draw That. If you're funny enough then next year I'll finally be able to fire Jeremy." says Jon Bridges, 7 Days Producer.
One of the most watched programmes of the week on TV3, 7 Days is New Zealand's most successful comedy show in many years. The first part of the show is quickfire standup comedy from each of your 7 Days favourites. Then Jeremy Corbett takes his usual spot in the quizmaster's chair with team captains Dai Henwood and Paul Ego ready at the helms; this time round they'll be flanked by…
- Fred Award winner and previous Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards presenter - Ben Hurley
- Billy T Award winner, regular TV3 personality & Colin Mathura-Jeffree's stand-up coach for Comic Relief 2012 - Steve Wrigley
- Frequent guest on Radio New Zealand's The Panel and continual Fringe favourite - Jeremy Elwood
- 2011 Billy T Award nominee, regular face on 7 Days and Would I Lie To You plus 2012 NZ International Comedy Festival hot ticket (sell out seasons in Auckland and Wellington) - Urzila Carlson
- New Zealand correspondent for Aussie's The 7pm Project and TV3 Would I Lie To You team captain - Jesse Mulligan
- TV3 Golden's Eliot Girdler, Fred Award winner and familiar face on 7 Days and the Would I Lie To You panel - Jesse Griffin
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June 20, 2011
The number of serious runway incursions at airports across the United States dropped more than 90-percent between 2000 and 2010, according to a recent announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In 2010 alone, there were six serious incursions – half the number of those reported in 2009, the FAA reported. It was the second such year-over-year drop in a row.
"The entire aviation community can be credited with the remarkable success achieved in runway safety," according to a statement recently issued by the FAA.
It could be as simple as a turn of phrase. Last year, FAA dropped the familiar ground control instruction, "Taxi into position and hold" to "Line up and wait," a change made based on recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). That brought the phrase in line with language recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The FAA reports that the decrease in incursions is also likely due to better technology. Included among the advancements in recent years that have helped increase safety and decrease the incident and accident rate are:
- RWSL (Runway Status Lights), which are embedded in airport taxiway and runway pavement to improve situational awareness among both ground vehicle operators and air crews.
- Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model 3/Airport Movement Area Safety System (ASDE- 3/AMASS), a radar-based system tracking ground movements of aircraft and vehicles. It alerts controllers when it detects potential conflicts on airport runways.
- Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a more precise surface conflict detection technology based on integrated data from radars, transponders and Autmotaic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B).
- Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal (FAROS), a system now undergoing testing at two airports. This alert system flashes the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) at landing aircraft when it detects a runway conflict in the making.
- Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) systems are now capable of showing pilots their own position as well as the position of other aircraft on the ground, increasing situational awareness among flight crew members. FAA is now researching EFB enhancements for in-cockpit ground safety improvements.
- Low-Cost Ground Surveillance Systems (LCGS) are now being evaluated for placement at airports that have neither ASDE-3/AMASS nor ASDE-X systems. LCGS are intended to be especially useful during periods of low visibility and are now undergoing testing at Manchester Boston Regional, San Jose International, Reno/Tahoe International and Long Beach International Airports.
But, while advances like these are important, the FAA says the decreasing incursion rate is thanks to a host of other changes. For example, in 2007, FAA issued a Call to Action Safety Summit that included industry leaders, aviation organizations, airport officials and aerospace manufacturing firms. In the wake of that meeting, all aspects of the aviation industry launched an intensive effort to reduce incursions – an effort that included both human aspects and technological improvements. In four short years, evidence shows that the massive effort is paying off.
The FAA also instituted a number of programs to reach out to and retrain pilots on runway safety issues. These include seminars on new signage, lighting and markings.
"This heightened awareness, domestic and international cooperation, and the development of runway technologies are making a difference," said the FAA statement. "Each year, runway safety continues to improve."
NBAA is at the forefront of government-industry efforts to improve runway safety. The very latest information on the issue is available in the Runway Safety section of the Association's web site.


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Ohioans who repeatedly use guns to commit crimes would face tougher penalties under a proposed new law backed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and fellow Republicans.
DeWine joined state Sen. Jim Hughes of Columbus, and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien Monday to announce the Violent Career Criminal Act.
The proposal is aimed at reducing violent gun crimes. It comes as President Barack Obama and others are citing the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in efforts to boost registration and background check requirements for gun owners.
DeWine said he doesn't want to take guns away from law-abiding citizens, but wants to take violent offenders away from guns.
The Ohio bill would impose longer prison sentences for certain repeat offenders convicted of violent crimes involving a firearm.


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Thinking About Sourdough Ciabatta
Much as "Slow Food" is a contemporary rubric for "what was once normal," so too was all bread once made without commercial yeast, where nowadays, making something "sourdough" is presented as a kind of achievement. Ciabatta is a bread originally made by poor people, likely first in Liguria. I learned about it just south of there in northern Tuscany, where they pronounce it "shabbatta." It means slipper.
The Tuscans have a well earned reputation for being cheap. Their nickname is "mangia fagioli," bean eaters. Before the "discovery" of Tuscany by the British and then everyone else, the undisturbed culture was austere and magnificent at the same time. To save money and resources, Tuscans baked bread without salt (you get used to it) and used more water in order to use less flour. They needed something cheap they could fill up on, like beans. The concept of artisanal sourdough ciabatta with competition quality voids separated by filaments of gluten would be unrecognizable to an old school Tuscan, and preposterous if explained. Among many things, they would want to know how it would hold the oil.
I don't bake to live, the way the Tuscans did. Baking for me is a leisure activity allowed to me by a wealthy society, a fun "project." When I do this, I try to remember people I've known who were connected to the old way. Somehow, this gives the outcome more meaning than just saying, "Hey, look at these holes." If there is a purpose to my baking beyond fun and food, it is this learning experience.
Being a right brain guy, all I can tell you is that this was about 85% hydration, with long cold hydration for the flour and fermentation for the bulk dough. No question, in all the time I've been reading this site, Pat's comment, "Get the fermentation right." is the most useful and important thing I've learned. Oh, and if you're using that new baking steel idea, try lowering the rack and putting the steam above, otherwise you'll have a pretty tough bottom crust.


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Dir: Gabriele Salvatores. Italy. 2013. 105mins
Dishing out the samovar and switchblade clichés with true Slavic generosity, Italian director Gabriele Salvatores' first English language project centres on a community of old-school Siberian criminals with a strict code of honour, and the souring of a friendship between two of its young blood brothers.
For all the slickness of the visual package, the colourful story ingredients never quite add up to a full bowl of borscht.
Adapted from a memoir by Nicolai Lilin which sold well in Italy, where the author has made his home, this ethno-chic tale of honour among thieves never once feels authentic – an impression compounded by the hammy English dialogue. Lush photography, spot-on production design and a quietly convincing lead performance by Lithuanian actor Arnas Fedaravicius help to sweeten the pill.
Wrapped and ready to go last autumn, the film's local release may have been held back in the hope of a Berlinale invitation which never came. Italian distributor 01 has put a brave face on it by putting Siberian Education out on a punchy 350 screens, but reviews have been mixed, and the film is unlikely to achieve the domestic box office success of another recent Italo English-language outing, Giuseppe Tornatore's The Best Offer.
That quirky number's international prospects may be hampered by its theatrical dialogue, but here the problem goes deeper, with certain choice passages in heavily accented Russian likely to provoke hilarity among Anglophone audiences.
The education of the title is that of Kolyma (Fedaravicius as an adult), who grows up in a community of displaced Siberian gangsters in south-west Russia where life is considered sacred – except in the case of policemen, politicians and bankers. Kolyma's moral arbiter in this Russian Sherwood Forest, which indulges Italy's current reaction against its ruling castes, is his steely-eyed grandfather Kuzya (Malkovich, taking his Russian accent from Rounders to new heights).
Grandpa tortures drug dealers but is a real softie in his dovecote; he tells Kolyma parables about wolves, gifts him the switchblade his umbilical cord was cut with, and lets him and best friend Gagarin (Tumalavicus as an adult) practice their blade-work on pig carcasses.
The early scenes of ghetto solidarity and quasi-religious ritual move along engagingly enough in a haze of tattoos, bathhouses, slo-mo dove flights, intricately carved switchblades and Klezmer music. And it has to be said that despite the distractions of his accent, Malkovich invests his bad grandpa – easily the film's most memorable character – with menacing depths. But with the introduction of fragile and not-all-there beauty Xenia (Tomlinson), a capricious child trapped in a young woman's body, a script which seemed to be developing into a broad-canvas Russian criminal education epic, a kind of shamanistic Goodfellas, suddenly becomes a baggy, unoriginal tale of brotherly betrayal.
The historical background (complete with shots of people breaking up the Berlin Wall) is sketched in without much conviction, moving us forward from what we guess is the early eighties up to the end of the nineties, where we find Kolyma serving, surprisingly, as a Russian soldier in Chechenya, for reasons that will become apparent. Scriptwriters Rullo and Petraglia did this kind of rangy, HBO-drama-style plotting much better in The Best Of Youth and Romanzo Criminale; here, for all the slickness of the visual package, the colourful story ingredients never quite add up to a full bowl of borscht.
Production companies: Cattleya, Rai Cinema
International sales: WestEnd Films, www.westendfilms.com
Producers: Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz
Producer: Gina Gardini
Executive producer: Matteo De Laurentiis
Screenplay: Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia, Gabriele Salvatores, based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin
Cinematography: Italo Petriccione
Editor: Massimo Fiocchi
Production designer: Rita Rabassini
Music: Mauro Pagani
Main cast: John Malkovich, Arnas Fedaravicius, Eleanor Tomlinson, Vilius Tumalavicius, Jonas Trukanas, Vitalji Porsnev, Peter Stormare


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At 15 feet high, Brown Globe (2007) by Kristina Lee Podesva is a playful, inflatable monument in the shape of the world. With a diameter of 12 feet, the vinyl sculpture overwhelms the viewer through its expand- able mass, yet its transitory nature as inflatable and deflatable alludes to the plasticity of identity, triggering thoughts of globalization. Its brown pigment is created from a mélange of all colours to draw a metaphor on universality and inclusion.
Kristina Lee Podesva is an artist, writer, educator and editor, at Fillip Magazine. Participating in exhibitions internationally, she has shown her work at Artspeak, Border Gallery, Darling Foundry, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Tate Modern, Dorsky Gallery, and the Power Plant. Her artwork has been published in books including Nonsite, Secret Publicity, and The F Word. She is also co-editor of the publica- tions Institutions by Artists: Volume 1, 100% Vancouver and the forthcoming Tradition versus Modernity. She currently teaches in the Curatorial Practice and Masters programs at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Emily Carr University of Arts + Design.
Johnson Ngo is a Toronto-based artist and curator. He has shown his work at Nuit Blanche, Blackwood Gallery, SPARK Contemporary Art Space, Hart House, Toronto Free Gallery/7a*11d, Mississauga Living Arts Centre, and the University of Toronto Art Centre. He is currently the Curator-in-Residence at the Blackwood Gallery.
Brown Globe is presented as part of the exhibition: Red, Green, Blue ≠ White
September 18–December 1, 2013 | Curated by Johnson Ngo | Presented by Blackwood Gallery | Kaneff Centre, UTM, 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga
Red, Brown, Yellow, Black, White: all colours used to describe people, somewhat contentiously, of culturally diverse backgrounds. Coined by Alice Walker, colourism, or discrimination based on skin colour, is the impetus to examine the relationship between race and colour. Red, Green, Blue ≠ White investigates this fraught territory through the formal considerations of colour offered by colour theory. Artists: Golboo Amani & Manolo Lugo, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, Aryen Hoekstra, Brendan Fernandes, Kika Nicolela, Jude Norris, and Kristina Lee Podesva


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Although this book might get high marks from many for action and imagination, I found it painfully cliché with poorly crafted writing and a disjointed plot line. However, that is not to say that it has no value for readers.
'Gone' is the first in a series, followed by 'Hunger', 'Lies', 'Plague' and 'Fear'. The end of the series is coming out in 2013 and will be called 'Light'. The ending of this first instalment definitely does not end and sets up for a sequel. So, this dystopian series might be a good choice for a reluctant teen reader who will be swept up by it and will enjoy carrying on with the series. Arguably, everyone needs a series from time to time. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Gone was picked up for the movies, it almost reads like a movie already.
The set up for the story is interesting enough. One day, in the blink of an eye, all of those fifteen and older disappear, leaving a generation of youngsters bent on survival. Gone. Just take a minute and imagine that. Immediately getting rid of the adults is a popular device that many authors use eg. Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Flies. In some cases it help to declutter the world of adult issues, allowing the fantasy to breathe freely, and of course in Lord of the Flies, it was to expose human nature in its most basic form, focusing on tendencies such as individualism vs. the common good.


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Georgetown Hoyas (29-7) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (22-11)
When: 7:27 p.m. ET
Where: East Rutherford, N.J.
1. Patrick Ewing Jr. will dunk on you. The kid teammates call "Trixie" (ask Wikipedia, not me) plays above the rim, as evidenced by his reverse and-one jam in the final minute of Georgetown's win over BC. Hoya heavy Ted Leonsis was hip to this as early as last week, as was anyone in attendance at Indiana Midnight Madness 2003.
2. Roy Hibbert is no
Ostertag Przybilla. Last week I wrote "that NBADraft.net still has Greg Ostertag as Hibbert's player comparison, which is a crime to draftniks everywhere." Well, they've updated it since then, perhaps taking the 7'2", 278-lb. center's 17-and-12 vs. BC into account. The new comparison? Joel "The Vanilla Gorilla" Przybilla. No wonder DraftExpress.com is on the rise.
3. JT III has the starting lineup of a champ. Hibbert is one of the nation's best big men. Jeff Green is the Big East's Player of the Year. DaJuan Summers is a 6'8" freshman forward who the aforementioned NBADraft.net has going No. 10 overall in '08 (grain of salt). Guard Jonathan Wallace shoots 50 percent from the floor, 48 percent from three and 87 percent from the line, and backcourt mate Jessie Sapp averaged 14 points through the first two rounds of the Tournament. Hoya Saxa! — Jamie Mottram
1. Basset Hounds! Officially the mascot of Vanderbilt is the Commodores, named after Cornelius Vanderbilt's alleged exploits at sea. Unofficially, however, the true mascot of Vanderbilt will always be George the basset hound. Brought to campus by student Toby Wilt in the early 1960s, George gained fame when, at a Vanderbilt-Tennessee football tilt on November 28, 1964, he chased UT's mascot horse out of the stadium, sending the crowd into a frenzy, and Vanderbilt to a 7-0 victory. From that point on, George had front row seats at all basketball and football games. He was later evicted from the Sigma Chi house, leading to a groundswell movement across campus to build a split-level doghouse for George. Sadly, plans for a $2,000 doggie duplex became a lightning rod issue across after the student press deemed it excessive, until it was settled when an anonymous donor gave George a new home gratis. George passed away in 1966 after chasing an ice delivery truck and was given a hero's funeral and burial. To date, he remains interred just north of Dudley Field.
2. They Stole From Duke. Until Jay Cutler's meteoric success as Broncos QB and object of Mel Kiper's undying affection, and with apologies to Will Perdue, Joey Cora and Corey Chavous, possibly the most famous Vandy athlete was the legendary Billy McCaffrey, whose 3-pointers catapulted Duke to its national title in 1991, before leaving for the greener pastures of Vandy, where he lead the team in scoring for two seasons. After playing professionally in Italy, Germany and South East Melbourne, McCaffrey joined his former Vanderbilt coach Jan van Brenda Kolff at St. Bonaventure as an assistant coach in 2001, and was named interim head coach following van Brenda Kolff's resignation in 2003 ... but never coached a game. McCaffrey, who now is an assistant at Maine, has a record of 0-0 as a college head coach, exactly the same as everyone reading this site.
3. More Dixie Stuff. Controversy abounded on the Vanderbilt campus in 2002, when in a showing of sensitivity and common sense, the University decided to rename the dorm Confederate Memorial Hall to simply Memorial Hall. What seemed like a straightforward enough change became immensely more complicated when the United Daughters of the Confederacy launched a vigorous protest to the change, as they had paid for the initial construction as a tribute to fallen rebels. The UDC sued to stop the name change, and though the action was dismissed initially, on appeal, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that the name had to stay on the building's stone fa ade or damages were owed to the UDC, which seem rather difficult to calculate. The UDC reacted by noting "it's a victory for the entire South." To date, the name has been changed everywhere but the stone enscription on the building. — Angelo Grasso
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Nobody really liked Veruca Salt in the Willy Wonka movies. "Daddy, I want it, and I want it NOW!" She might have been irritating, but that girl was on to something. Breaking in a ball glove all winter to be ready to go in the summertime is not the rite of passage it once was. We struggled for weeks to figure out what to name a glove that fits well, is soft, and 100% game ready. Since Veruca Salt would be a confusing name, we thought we'd just tell you what the glove is: Game Ready. Soft. And it Fits. Enjoy!
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Recently I was appointed to become the maintainer of the zen-coding plugin for Emacs after I submitted several patches for it. What the patches do:
- #id and .classes can now be used without specifying the tag name (it will default to div).
- Automatically self-close self-closing tags (br, img, input) except if it has child(ren). The latter is useful when you are writing xml that happens to have tags named br/img/input.
- Support for quoted attribute value (E attr="value"), useful if the attribute value contains special characters, such as parentheses.
- Tag expander syntax support (E+) automatically expands tags that have obvious children (table, ol, ul, dl). For example ul+ will be expanded to

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- Improved formatting (indentation and newlines).
- Added filters support. Implemented filters (other than html) are:
- c (comments for elements with #id or .classes).
- haml.
- hic (clojure's hiccup).
- e (escape xml-unsafe characters < > and &).
If you are writing html/haml/hiccup using Emacs, you might find the plugin useful. Check it out. Contributions are welcomed.


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With Congress set to convene to tackle sequestration and the fiscal cliff, the talk has once again centered around federal budget cuts and their potential effects. Tax hikes are back on the table, according to a few prominent Republicans this weekend. A large number of difficult military cuts looms. But few are thinking about the other layers of public spending that will be affected. State budgets will see massive effects from a potent mix of direct spending cuts and revenue reductions based, ironically, on the expiration of the Bush Tax Cuts.
Using my home state of Oregon as an example, the all funds budget faces a total cut of $6 Billion from a combination of direct funding cuts, loss of matching funds in federal programs and reduced revenue from federal tax INCREASES that are deductible on state returns. That's a pretty big slice out of a total all funds budget of about $58 billion.
Our all funds budget is funded by 3 main components: 1. General funds, including state tax revenues, approximately $13.71 Billion; 2. Federal funds, approximately $14.9 Billion; and 3. Other funds, approximately $29.1 Billion. The Other Funds portion is the user fees, licensing, etc. – essentially a de facto consumption tax disguised as permitting fees. So really, that $6 Billion cut is being taken out of a budget of around $29 Billion, or a little more than 20%.
And where are those cuts coming from? According to State Senator Brian Boquist, there are several sources:
1. Direct federal fund cuts
2. Tax revenue on the Bush Tax Cuts
Ironically, because federal taxes are deductible on state returns, as federal taxes go up, state revenues are cut. When the Bush Tax Cuts are repealed, not only will it hurt the pocketbook of each individual, but state revenues will also decrease.
3. Tax revenue on federal programs
For example, federal unemployment benefits are taxed at 9%. As that program is curtailed, state tax revenue is reduced.
4. Backfilling on federal matching fund programs
Programs such as TANF (food stamps) provide matching funds. States like Oregon agree to fund a certain amount of the program in exchange for the federal matching funds. So if Oregon does not want to cut a program like TANF then it must use State funds to backfill.
Word around Salem, in talking to several legislators, is that the Democrats really don't have much of a conception of how much impact these budget cuts will have. It's apparent that they haven't wrapped their heads around how much funding they're going to have to backfill if they want to keep current spending levels unchanged.
Of course, this realization is not likely to make them change their profligate spending ways – after all, Oregon's general funds spending increased almost 50% between 2005 and 2009.
Which begs the question – is sequestration actually a good thing? Our state legislators have become accustomed to this increased spending. Is this the only way we'll ever get them to stop spending money or will they just raise taxes to try to fill the gap?
If past performance is any indication of future behavior, prepare for the latter.
Very thoughtful review. Even though I am an Oregonian, I have not remained current on Oregon's dependency on the federal government. I am aware that in the 1990's Oregon never had a self-sustaining budget. The governors and legislators allegedly balanced the budget by using tobacco settlement money to offset the lack of state revenue, and other such gimmicks. Again, most appalling from your review is Oregon's dependence upon the federal government. Stated differently, Oregon has been seduced by federal matching funds, which also bring strict rules and regulations. Thus today, if sequestration occurs Oregon has a 20% reduced revenues. Worse, the federal mandates remain as law. Obviously, over the years legislatures and governors have permitted the federal government to essential determine policy and revenue schemes for the people of Oregon. This is terrible governance by Oregon's elected officials. In reality, all of the programs unemployment, foods stamps and many more not mentioned should be strictly Oregon promulgated and controlled programs. My suggestion is a grand bargain with the federal government. Oregon does not sent a large portion of our income tax dollars to DC. In return we use our Oregon earned dollars to operate the programs Oregonians deem beneficial to our fellow citizens. This will produce more humane discernment with people in need. It will also be much more efficient.


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These first pics are from August 9, just never got to sharing them.
I had some watermelon, cut up the rind and gave the pups a piece each - IN THE KITCHEN. Willy of course took his piece onto the sofa.
It met with his approval! :laughing: Of course, any sort of food DOES!
These are from the last 2 days.
Been up at Dad's house again. I was working on the garage, so the dogs were NOT pleased. They have to be WITH me, not just see and hear me. I think the entire neighborhood knew I was up there working!
Tony has his back to me, next to him is Tasha then Willy. Riley is in back on the left.
Now Tony is over on the left.
And photos inside:
The boys hanging out on the table in front of the picture window. Tony had also been lying down, the opposite way, but moved when I got up to get the camera.
Beautiful Tasha
Riley thinks I am hilarious!
And Riley on the sofa
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The bogan likes to belong. It also craves a sense of order and purpose. The emergence of social networking spaces such as Facebook has given the bogan the means to indulge this higher order need to a spectacular degree. It can now proudly pledge its allegiance to a dizzying array of asinine interests, as long as it is worded in bad grammar and has at least two misplaced apostrophes.
Inexorably, the bogan will gravitate towards groups that have in excess of 10,000 members, a reassuring sign that the majority is on board its Titanic of dreams. The flotsam ranges anywhere from uninformed social/political causes ("Save Schapelle Corby/Don't Let Sudanese Refugees In/In australia we eat meat, drink beer and speak FUCKIN ENGLISH"), to harebrained irony ("I have joined way too many groups since the layout has changed"), to stationery ("I love bubble wrap") or to a simple expression of the will to live ("I do not want to be eaten by sharks/I love not being on fire"). There is also the non-political cause – such as "I will name my son <insert stupid comic book name> if this group reaches 10,000".
Even more, the bogan will join groups that simply state something utterly banal, but allows the bogan to feel better that they are not the only one who appreciates the cool touch of unused pillow case on hot summer skin. Here is a brief list (please assume that the bulk of these are followed by (sic)):
Sitting in your towel after a shower because you're too lazy to get dressed
NO HAT, NO PLAY… ruined my lunchtime!
deliberately driving slower when being tailgated
Throwing paper balls in the bin
scribbling the pen untill it works
I Use My Cell Phone To See In The Dark
Sleeping with one leg out of the covers
I Flip My Pillow Over to Get To The Cold Side
Looking in the fridge, then the cupboard, then the fridge, then giving up.
I Hate When I Wake Up And Realise My Dream Wasn't Real.
Blasting music when you're home alone
The bogan will then use this space to post one comment, generally in fervent agreement with the page's thrust, then proceed to completely forget that they ever signed up. This leads to a new, sure-fire bogan-identification method, thanks to the good folk at Facebook and their new Orwellian 'privacy' settings. Simply click on the profile of a suspected bogan. Check for the number of groups the person is a member of, or pages they are a 'fan' of. There is, of course, a clear correlation between the number of pages listed, their inanity, and the individual's level of web-savvy boganinity.
Eventually, the bogan is member of a critical mass of pointless groups that allow the discerning observer to accurately define the particular type of fuckwit they are dealing with. Thus, an individual that is a part of the "I responded to your text in two seconds, stop taking two hours to answer" group should be avoided just like that pesky backpacker hawking Dolphin safety. Like a dirty fingerprint, the bogan swipes an attempt at uniqueness, only to signal to the world which types of ignorance and stupidity it cherishes the most.
Another option is joining the Facebook group for a blog about Things Bogans Like, proceeding to ignore the blog that the Facebook page was created to promote, then posting inane comments on the Facebook page that fundamentally revolve around the fact that bogans are, in their estimation, poor people.
However, its highly limited attention span will ensure the transience of its affiliations. One minute it joins "I Like Playing Farmville", and just as it ponders signing up to "Hot showers are awesome", it has decided that it now belongs to "I Don't Like Playing Farmville" – all in the space of 15 minutes. It will then get bored with joining groups, and resume its game of Farmville.


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JYJ Junsu revealed a smokey make up picture.
Today he wrote on his twitter, "Today's weather is a bit better. I like it. My mood is good today too," along with a picture.
In the picture, he is sporting blonde hair and is wearing smokey eye makeup that makes him look sharp and charismatic.
Internet users commented, "He looks like a bad boy" and "He is the best."
Source: Kpop Starz
Shared by: JYJ3


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From 9:00 pm - 2:00 am, guests will be able to enjoy premium drinks from our fully stocked prepaid bar and multiple courses of hors d'œuvres, from the VIP area. Each ticket purchase is prepayment for your choice of beverages. This multi-room New Year's Eve party will have surprises throughout the night and a Champagne toast you won't forget. It wouldn't be a Gatsby's house without a casino night. Guests can play craps, roulette, and blackjack. For groups, there are great rates on tickets, table reservations, and hotel rooms.
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Sony CEO Howard Stringer has spoken out about the security issues faced by the PlayStation Network, arguing that no online service is '100 per cent secure'.
He also described the weeks-long absence of the PSN as a 'hiccup' in Sony's network strategy, which includes internet connected TVs and music services - no doubt that comment will garner yet more disgruntled PS3 gamers' ire.
"Nobody's system is 100 percent secure," he said in a phone interview with Bloomberg. "This is a hiccup in the road to a network future."
Fight the good fight
Meanwhile, he told the Wall Street Journal that ensuring network security is "a never-ending process."
"It's one of those dynamic situations where the bad guys get better and the good guys have to keep getting better too," he continued.
Sony has also announced a number of compensatory measures, including free game downloads and a fraud protection plan which will be offered to UK PSN users for free for a year.
Head of communications Nick Caplin writes on Sony's PlayStation blog, "The programme will… allow eligible PSN/Qriocity members impacted by the recent data breach to avail themselves of an identity protection programme.
"It comprises monitoring, surveillance, reporting and insurance for all existing eligible PSN/Qriocity registrants."


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Front Porch Monthly
A Front Porch Republic Newsletter
Spring is the season of rebirths and resurrections, the season when the world appears new to us again. Spring is the season when the "conflagration of green fires lit on the soil of the earth," as D.H. Lawrence described it, encourages us to consider the magic of the world.
Needless to say, the most high-tech Disney magic cannot compete with the show of this season. And yet, for those of us who aspire to a republic of front porches, a contemplation of the Walt Disney Company might be in order in this moment.
Fifteen years ago, Disney decided to build a town, and front porches were in order.
Celebration, Florida, was designed to be the kind of typical American town that typical Americans no longer inhabit: a place with a strong sense of community, a place where neighbors know neighbors and kids bike together to the ice-cream shop after dark. That meant having a walkable business center, appealing parks and public buildings, houses spaced close to one another, and lots of front porches.
Celebration sprang up on the land like the blossoms of this season, an aspiring front porch republic of sorts. Since the community's inception, realtors have emphasized the "welcoming front porches" that "encourage activity in the front yard." Celebration also maintains a community internet service, provided to all residents and local businesses, named "Celebration Front Porch."
By many front-porcher metrics, the Celebration experiment has been a success. Disney divested control of the town early on, and residents clamored to take control of government, schools, and community organizations. By all accounts, the town's religious institutions are vibrant places. Associational life has flourished in Celebration from the beginning, and those well-designed public spaces are always busy. (Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins describe this and more in their terrific book about the town's early years, Celebration U.S.A.)
Yet the vast majority of Celebration's residents are and always have been commuters, a signal of how much the modern economy opposes the realization of self-sufficient and self-governing communities.
The mosquitoes of central Florida – at times bearing encephalitis, as Andrew Ross notes in The Celebration Chronicles – have plagued Celebration from day one, challenging its much-ballyhooed porch life and reminding us that throwing up a town in Florida swamplands is very much a manifestation of the modern project to master nature, not its corrective. Ross also points out that Celebration cannot be understood outside the context of Florida's ecologically irresponsible 1990s development boom and the quest for property values (that, perhaps needless to say, do not always square with human values). It is a place without a true sense of place.
And despite the initial vision of Celebration as a mixed-income community, it's hard to find a house there now for less than half a million dollars. (In 2009, the mean price for homes in Celebration, including condos and townhomes, was close to $700,000.) Although it does not have the feel of most gated communities, effectively Celebration is – like many of the municipalities in this country that still maintain high-quality public services and have a thriving downtown – gated to all but the wealthy.
Perhaps not surprisingly, then, it's hard to celebrate Celebration. It is inseparable from the worst of present-day American life even as it appeals to some of our better instincts.
But I wonder if in the spirit of this season, the season of hope, there is at least some small encouragement to be taken from Celebration – the fact that even in this unhospitable time, people seize the chance to live in relatively hospitable places.
~Susan McWilliams
On the Nightstand
"Read it," my friend commanded, handing me Marilynne Robinson's Gilead. "What is it about?" I asked. "Read it," she repeated.
Obediently I began to read, quckly losing myself in the lyrical prose that seemed as much meditation as story. Within a few pages I understood both my friends' evangelical enthusiasm, and her refusal to offer a synopsis. But, as you probably trust me less than I trusted her, I'll try to offer a little bit more than just "read it".
Gilead is the story of John Ames, the pastor of a Congregationalist church in the tiny town of Gilead, Iowa, where he has lived all his life. Widowed as a young man, Ames threw himself into his role as pastor, ministering faithfully to his congregants, loving the little community and yet living with profound loneliness. Only in his old age does he remarry – to a much younger woman. Like Abraham, he finds himself with a child of promise in the sunset of his life, and, like Abraham, he must give his son up. The novel opens as Ames, discovering that he is dying, begins an extended letter to his little child, struggling to entrust his son to a future without a father, a struggle that is intensified as he watches the growing friendship between his young wife and the black-sheep son of his best friend.
Ames' reflections on faith and doubt, love and lonliness, hope and fear are heartrending – the thoughts of a deeply religions man with deeply human weaknesses – recognizing the beauty and preciousness of a fallen world, Ames struggles to release his hold on life. They also explores themes of particular interest to Front Porch Readers, such as a defense of place that does not disregard the failings and limitations of the particular place. At one point Ames confides his brother's attempt to draw him away from Iowa, "He thought he would do me a favor, taking a bit of the Middle West out of me. That was the favor Europe had done for him. But here I am, having lived to the end the life he warned me against, and pretty well content with it too, all in all. Still, I know I am touchy on the subject of parochialism."
Perhaps, more than anything, Gilead is a book about how we know one another and the limitations to that knowledge of the other is limited – even in our most intimate relationships. Says Ames: "You can know a thing to death and be for all purposes completely ignorant of it. A man can know his father, or his son, and there might still be nothing between them but loyalty and love and mutual incomprehension."
Gilead is a rare contemporary novel that can truly be called beautiful. Which brings me back to: Read it.
~ Ashley Trim
The Book of Nature I
I'll tell you, it's a lovely spring:
My windows papered in the mauve
Of blistering clustered buds;
The air, ripe with cut earth, slow-moves
Noiseless against the glass,
And the sky hasn't found its bright sting.
I'll tell you, it's a shrouded spring,
Where rain has scuffed the darkness up
And petaled the raw mud.
Thunder startles the teacups
And floods them in the grass
All sharp with shadow shards and lightning.
I come to tell you everything:
Articulate the season's print,
Storm's moralizing thud.
I spell out light and dark, each hint,
In hope that mind might pass
From florid things to fruitful meaning.
When New York Times and English Queens
Blow down the dust-blind blanching road,
Where is can't reach to should,
And faces gawk like empty nodes,
I join the blossomy Mass,
In which day answers our deep pleading.
~James Matthew Wilson
A Joke from the Bar Jester:
~Jason Peters
Front Porch Conversations face-to-face:
Update from the Notre Dame/ South Bend Porch
Over a mishmash of classic Celtic fare and pub grub and more pints than even Jason Peters could imagine in his version of the Beatific Vision, the Notre Dame/South Bend Front Porch contingent convened in January for the first time, choosing to patronize the superbly authentic and suitably porchy Fiddler's Hearth in downtown South Bend.
Occupying at first half, and then two-thirds, of a sizable community table in the front corner of the pub, at least a dozen Kauffmanites, Deneen groupies, and Wilson acolytes — mainly Notre Dame graduate students; Médaille devotees and Stegallians were asked to make themselves scarce so as to keep things peaceful (Kidding!) — found themselves in standing-room-only mode for half of the evening as locals shared not only a table, but, at times, conversation. Discussion topics ranged from master-gardening courses offered through the Purdue Extension (Yes, amongst a group of Domers!) to the differences separating American Lutheran factions (Yes, again, under Our Lady's watchful eyes!), with sundry other matters covered. Fisticuffs were avoided by means of leaving too-deep subjects for a second rendezvous to be scheduled at some point after acquaintances had been made and hangovers overcome. Baseball, too. We even permitted a White Sox fan to be amongst us.
Even more special than the imported brews, a fine treat was enjoyed by the Irish republicans: FPR friend Professor Philp Bess, of the Notre Dame School of Architecture, and his wife Barbara (the gardener extraordinaire) joined us for the evening.
Although attempts to bring the cohort together again fell short as winter grew long, the organizational masterminds hope to reconvene the northern-Indiana contingent in April, scheduling around ISI conferences and organ recitals. Things may be a little less harmonious now that the MLB season is underway.
It would be swell if area natives Jeremy Beer and James Matthew Wilson were to find their ways homeward, whether in April or in the future — especially if the latter can provide the wine.
~ Nathan P. Origer
To connect for face-to-face conversations with readers near you visit our Porches page at the FPR website
If you would like to bring an FPR author to speak at your event, please visit our Speakers' Guild page at the FPR Website
Front Porch Conversations Online:
Patrick Deneen – Civility and Democracy: In the wake of the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, a chorus of voices – mainly, if not exclusively on the political Left – arose in denunciation of the decline of "civility" in contemporary political life.
Katherine Dalton – Eating for Another Fifty (Centuries): Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson would like you to think of the Farm Bill as an Eating Bill.
James Matthew Wilson – Stoic Sex in Evanston: One of the pleasing genres of contemporary journalism is the coverage of bizarre happenings in academe that shock the sensibility of the middle classes.
Jeffrey Polet – Who You Have Sex With is My Business: BYU's suspension of forward Brandon Davies for having sex with his girlfriend has divided the sports blogosphere between those who applaud the University for upholding its honor code and those who express incredulity that anyone could get kicked off…
Jason Peters – Achieving Character and Acquiring Skills: A Regress Report: Reality doesn't care what you want.
Susan McWilliams – On Competitiveness: "Competitiveness" is the new "proactive" – the word, to paraphrase The Simpsons, that dumb people are using to sound important. Or, more precisely, it's the word that ostensibly smart people are using to try to cover up really dumb thinking.
Mark T Mitchell – Wendell Berry and the New Urbanism: Agrarian Remedies, Urban Prospects: The problem is a result of the underlying specialization—not of people but of places—for what could be more specialized than designing a town according to discrete zones designated by use?
Mark A. Signorelli – A City Upon a hill: Conservatives are awfully fond of referring to America as a "city upon a hill;" it would be a wonderful thing if they actually made some attempt to understand what that image is supposed to signify.
FPR Conference
FPR, in conjunction with Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD, will be hosting a conference titled "Human Scale and the Human Good: Creating Healthy Communities in a Global Age." The conference will be held on Sept. 24, 2011 at Mount St. Mary's. This is a great opportunity for FPR writers and readers to dispense with the screen and continue the conversation face-to-face. More details soon.
Our Future and Our Need
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~ Board of Directors, Front Porch Republic
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Wedding Budgeting 101
Budgeting is hard enough. Now try to budget a wedding with 175 guests and an open bar, HA…that's funny. But the truth is that it is realistic and do-able. You just need to know where you're starting from and establish what you can afford. Before you even book anything, sit down and talk with your fiancée about the financial preparation for the wedding. Continue reading
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Repertoire vs Skeleton 11th Aug 2017
Repertoire vs Skeleton
Friday 11th August 2017
23:00 till 05:00
Bussey Building/CLF Art Cafe Basement, 133 Rye Lane, London, SE15 4ST
Line up
Dead Man's Chest
Tim Reaper
Charlie Turbo b2b Mpathy
Repertoire and Skeleton Recordings team up for a night of jungle drum and bass, old and new.
Featuring DJ / producers that have collectively represented both labels… Dead Man's Chest, fresh from his excursions on Western Lore and Ingredients, heads up the evening. Backed up by label bosses Monita (Skeleton) and Law (Repertoire), Future (117, DSCI4), Green Bay Wax all-star Tim Reaper, and Beautifully Crafted duo Charlie Turbo and Mpathy.
Tickets are very limited (venue capacity is only 120) so get in quick


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September 11, 2006
"Our schools must be prepared to measure what English language learners know and to teach them effectively."
-- Secretary Margaret Spellings
The No Child Left Behind Act [NCLB] calls for all students to read and do math at grade level or better by 2014. To reach this goal, the education of Limited English Proficient [LEP] students must be made a top priority.
Some of these children and their families are recent arrivals to this country. States are working hard to teach these students English while maintaining steady progress toward their overall academic goals. States and school districts deserve flexibility as they factor in the performance of LEP students when calculating their Adequate Yearly Progress [AYP] totals. At the same time, they need to be held accountable for ensuring that LEP students are given the quality education they deserve.
The U.S. Department of Education is announcing a new Title I regulation that will help recently arrived LEP students learn English and other subjects while giving States and local school districts flexibility on assessment and accountability under NCLB.
The final regulations relate to LEP students who are recent arrivals to the United States:
Defines a recently arrived LEP student as an LEP student who has attended schools in the United States for 12 months or less.
Permits a State to exempt recently arrived LEP students from one administration of the State's reading/language arts assessment.
Requires a State to include recently arrived LEP students in State mathematics assessments and, beginning in 2007-2008, State science assessments; however—
—it permits the State to not count in Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) determinations the scores of recently arrived LEP students on State mathematics and/or reading/language arts (if taken) assessments.
Requires a State that exempts recently arrived LEP students from the reading/language arts assessment to publicly report the number of students exempted for this reason.
Makes clear that States and Local Education Agencies [LEAs] remain responsible for providing appropriate and adequate instruction to recently arrived LEP students so they will gain English language skills and be able to master content knowledge in reading/language arts and other subjects.
The new regulations also address the concern that States, districts, and schools get credit for the progress of LEP students in AYP determinations. Since LEP is a classification of students that changes as a student gains language proficiency—students who master English are no longer considered LEP—it can be difficult for States, districts, and schools to demonstrate the academic gains these students achieve on State assessments.
In response, the new rule includes the following policy options for States:
Permits a State to include "former LEP" students within the LEP category in making AYP determinations for up to two years after they no longer meet the State's definition for Limited English Proficient student.
Clarifies reporting requirements concerning former Limited English Proficient students on State or LEA report cards. A State or LEA may only include the achievement of former LEP students as part of the current LEP subgroup for the purposes of reporting AYP. Former LEP students may not be included in the LEP subgroup for any other purpose on current State or LEA report cards.
Other Support For LEP Students:
Financial Support
Through Title I and Title III, the No Child Left Behind Act provides more than $13 billion a year for LEP students, also known as English-Language Learners [ELLs], for English language acquisition and academic achievement. Currently, there are 5.5 million LEP students who attend U.S. public schools and who speak more than 440 different native languages.
LEP Partnership
In August 2006, the Department of Education initiated an LEP Partnership to provide States with technical assistance and resources to make content assessments more accessible and appropriate for LEP students. The Department is bringing together experts from around the country to help States develop high-quality English and native language assessments in reading and math, and has invited selected States to participate in intensive work sessions toward the development of a Plan for Improvement for LEP students.
Improving Academic Achievement And Closing The Achievement Gap
The No Child Left Behind Act has made closing the "achievement gap," including the one between Hispanic and LEP students and their peers, an urgent national priority. As part of this effort, all students in grades 3-8 (and at least once in high school) must take annual assessments, with scores disaggregated by student group so no child is allowed to fall through the cracks. As a result:
- Reading scores for LEP fourth-graders increased by 20 points over the last five years, more than triple the average progress of their peers; and
- Reading and math scores for Hispanic nine-year-olds, and math scores for Hispanic 13-year-olds, have reached all-time highs.
Help For Families
NCLB gives new information and options to parents so they may make the best educational decisions for their children. Student assessment results are made public through detailed, easy-to-read annual report cards. Families with children in chronically underperforming Title I schools must be given new options, including free tutoring or transfer to another public or public charter school.


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According to a new report, former BFFs Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port are now feuding.
The latest issue of UsWeekly magazine reveals that despite being close during The Hills, Lauren, 25, and Whitney, 25, are now at odds with one another.
"That was always a friendship for the show more than anything," says an insider. "They are like any work friends who no longer work together."
So what is the reason for the rift between the former pals? "Whitney is upset because she thinks that The City was canceled to make room for Lauren's new reality show," the source tells US. "Whitney feels like she got the shaft."
The source adds that Lauren's other former costars – with the exception of her roommate Lauren "Lo" Bosworth, 24 – consider her a foe, including Audrina Patridge, 25.
"The other girls were always jealous of Lauren," says the source, adding that now that MTV has dropped LC's show, "I'm sure Whitney and Audrina are loving this."